Ever the last few decades, technological innovations such as the Internet have dramatically changed the face of mass communication and altered how information is gathered, communicated and received. In this paper, you will select ONE of the following four categories, describe how technological innovations have affected that category over the past few decades, assess the implications of these innovations for us today, and predict how the media within that category may continue to change in the future.
Media Choices
Please select one of the following as the focus of your research paper:
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Sound Media
Motion Media
New Media
Writing the Final Research Paper
The Final Research Paper:
Must address each of the following:
Provide a description of how technology has specifically affected this medium over time.
Provide an assessment of how technological innovations within that category have positively and/or negatively affected contemporary society.
Provide a prediction of the future for the media within this category based on the previous analysis.